"All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure." - Ephesians 1:3-5

Friday, June 19, 2009

For a moment like this

We've all had those days where we want to pretend like we don't know our own children. The child shouts something embarrassing and we want to crawl into a hole! That's why it is so nice to have those moments when we can walk away feeling like we're raising our kids right. Two of those moments happened to me recently.

One occurred in the mall. I took the girls to the play place and watched as Nikelle went to play with Jaycie. A little girl walked up to Nikelle and asked her if she wanted to play tag. Upon hearing this, I prepared myself to deal with a whiney Jaycie in anticipation of her big sister going off to play with a new "friend". Instead, I smiled inside as I heard Nike respond with "No, thank you. But thank you for offering." Very nice. I was pleased. Not only did she play with her little sister (which was the only reason she was allowed to play at the mall), but she responded in a way I believe Jesus would be happy with. I informed her of the same.

The next moment that made my heart smile in parenting happened right here at home. I had just got done telling my daughters for the umpteenth time that they were not to bounce on the air mattress that was out. Since they were not listening, the privilege to lay on the mattress was removed. Sitting with them as we finished up dinner, Jaycie asked if she could have a piece of candy. Since she had eaten her dinner, the answer was "yes". That reward was followed up with "Can we go back on the mattress?" My answer was of course, "no". Jaycie's response is what made my heart swell. "I wish Jesus make me a good girl." I smiled inside as I talked with her about asking Jesus to help her obey better from now on.

Moments like these help me during those moments where I want to run away and hide.

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Over the years, I have struggled with finding my identity. At times I've looked to my husband, my daughters, my parents and extended family, even friends. Lately, the importance of finding my identity in God alone has been extreme. Looking to anyone else for my identity has caused me great heartache and confusion. Being God's child gives me a solid forever identity that will not change.

Micah 6:8

And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

Will You Love Jesus More?

Will you love Jesus more when we go our different ways?When this moment is a memory will you remember His face?Will you look back and realizeyou sensed His love more than you did before?I'd pray for nothing less than for you to love Jesus more!